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I wonder what the poor folks are having tonight? Episode #9: I still hear the voices of my Depression parents urging me to be frugal, and to take nothing for granted

I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight? Episode #8

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I wonder what the poor folks are having tonight? Episode #5: Prepaid v. Credit Energy

“I imagine y’all will be back here tomorrow, but one thing is for sure: “Floyd Finnegan’s finished fishing forever.”

What Coach and Jaybird taught me was a life lesson that I used to bring out the best in students who weren’t the smartest, but who possessed some aptitude to make up for the shortfall

I found the rock he removed from his shoe and tossed to me. It symbolized the goal of his earthly journey: eternal existence with God

Then, with the most frustrated look I’ve ever seen on his face, he turned to me and growled, “Dammit, boy, I told you: Don’t get no foolish notions!”

Thanks, Jaybird, my wise mentor, for reminding me to be unafraid to stand up for what I believe is right

I wonder What the Poor Folks are Having Tonight? Episode 4

The wayfarers were gone, but they left a thank-you note attached to the blanket. Signed by Mary, Joe and newborn son Christian, it read: "Goodwill to all".

God wants His children to respond when they are wronged. He taught me to practice what Joseph did: forgiveness — the most complete revenge

America: “... Beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain.” She is what Jaybird called her: the good land God gave us

“Son, the Lord does not see His children as they see each other. We put too much emphasis on outward appearance, but He wants us to view each other as He does. God looks at the heart.”

The many lessons that wise old man taught me translated into advantage when I reached adulthood and stepped onto the playing field of life

I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight? Maintaining a supply of water for Crapper’s miracle in the aftermath of a storm makes perfect sense every day of the year.

I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight?: Other Sources of fruit, nuts, and edibles are citrus trees, persimmons, grapes, asparagus, gooseberries, currants, hickory nuts, pecans, pawpaws, blackberries, blueberries, black raspberries

We have grown distant from our food sources. The percentage of the population engaged in farming has dwindled while producing ever more abundance. We have grown too dependent on others to make our diets almost effortless

But, from one of the most God-loving, God-serving men I’ve ever known, I received a far more valuable gift that Christmas … a gift that would last a lifetime: the gift of honesty

A gambler’s hope of regaining losses by continuing to gamble is what ruins him. The lesson was clear: Games of chance are mischance

Jaybird wasted no time rowing toward his ancient pickup on the distant shore. Not once did he look back; he would not be defeated again. He’d seen the last of a fish no man could catch

Thanks, Leo and Jaybird, for teaching me that only spendthrifts fall victim to the endless attraction of penny whistles

Just as he appeared out of thin air, he disappeared into thin air. That was the last I ever saw of one of the strangest men I have ever known: Eerie Ed Eddards

We will not forget, Jaybird, nor will we ever forget you — or that wonderful story: Easter Hands